Evaluate: MAX6960 19-3851 Rev 0 10/05 MAX6960 Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System General Description Features The MAX6960 evaluation kit (EV kit) provides a proven Four On-Board MAX6960 Devices design to evaluate the MAX6960 8 x 8 graphic LED tile Four 2.4in 8 x 8 Bicolor (Red/Green) LED Tiles display driver. The EV kit board contains four MAX6960 4MHz Oscillator LED display drivers, four 2.4in 8 x 8 bicolor LED tiles, a 4MHz oscillator, and logic buffers. Each MAX6960 EV Cascading EV Kits (Up to 5 EV Kit Boards) kit can be cascaded to support up to a total of 20 Buffered Serial Interface MAX6960 devices. The EV kit also includes Windows Windows 98SE/2000/XP-Compatible Evaluation 98SE/2000/XP-compatible software, which provides a Software simple graphical user interface (GUI) for exercising the Proven PC Board Layout MAX6960s features. Fully Assembled and Tested The MAX6960 evaluation system (EV system) consists EV System Includes USB Connectivity of a MAX6960 EV kit and a companion Maxim CMODUSB serial interface board. The Maxim CMODUSB serial interface board allows an IBM- Ordering Information compatible PC to use its USB port to emulate a serial PART TYPE INTERFACE interface that is compatible with the MAX6960. Order User-supplied MAX6960 the MAX6960EVCMODU for a complete PC-based eval- MAX6960EVKIT EV kit serial interface uation of the MAX6960. Order the MAX6960EVKIT if you MAX6960EVCMODU EV system CMODUSB board already have a MAX6960 compatible serial interface. Note: The MAX6960 software is included with the MAX6960 EV The EV kit includes a preinstalled MAX6960ATH. kit, but is designed for use with the complete EV system. The EV system (MAX6960EVCMODU) includes both the CMODUSB board and the EV kit. If the Windows software will not be used, the EV kit board can be purchased without the Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. CMODUSB board. Component List MAX6960 EV System PART QTY DESCRIPTION MAX6960EVKIT 1 MAX6960 EV kit CMODUSB 1 CMODUSB board MAX6960 EV Kit DESIGNATION QTY DESCRIPTION DESIGNATION QTY DESCRIPTION C1C4, C6C9, 10F 20%, 6.3V X5R ceramic 470pF 10%, 50V X7R ceramic C11C14, C16, 16 capacitors (0805) C29 1 capacitor (0603) C17, C18, C32 TDK C2012X5R0J106M TDK C1608X7R1H471K 120F, 4V SP capacitor 1F 10%, 10V X5R ceramic C31 1 C20C26, Panasonic EEFUD0G121R 9 capacitors (0603) C30, C33 TDK C1608X5R1A105K 2.4in 8 x 8 cathode-row bicolor D1D4 4 LED displays 22F 20%, 6.3V X5R ceramic Lumex LDM-244288MI C27 1 capacitor (1210) TDK C3225X5R0J226M J1 1 2 x 20 right-angle female connector J2 1 2 x 20 right-angle male connector 2.2F 20%, 10V X5R ceramic C28 1 capacitor (0805) TDK C2012X5R1A225M Maxim Integrated Products 1 For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim/Dallas Direct at 1-888-629-4642, or visit Maxims website at www.maxim-ic.com.MAX6960 Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System Component List (continued) MAX6960 EV Kit Files MAX6960 EV Kit FILE DESCRIPTION Installs the EV kit files on your DESIGNATION QTY DESCRIPTION INSTALL.EXE computer. JU1JU5, 11 3-pin headers MAX6960.EXE Runs application program. JU7JU11, JU13 HELPFILE.HTM Opens the MAX6960 EV kit Helpfile. JU6, JU14JU17 5 2-pin headers TROUBLESHOOTING Opens the USB driver installation help PC board trace power jumper, JU12 0 USB.PDF file. not installed (open) FTD2XX.INF USB device driver file. 1.5H inductor (I = 4A) SAT L1 1 UNINST.INI Uninstalls the EV kit software. Sumida CDRH6D28 4762T064 *.CM2 MAX6960 8-bit write script files. R1, R2, R3, R6, 51k 5% resistors (0603) R7 Quick Start R4 1 10 5% resistor (0603) R5 1 84.5k 1% resistor (0603) This quick start includes directions for using only one MAX6960 EV kit board. See the Cascading MAX6960 20k potentiometers, top adjust, RP1RP8 0 EV Kit Boards section when using more than one not installed MAX6960 EV kit. MAX6960ATH (44-pin TQFN, 7mm U1U4 4 x 7mm x 0.8mm) Recommended Equipment Three-state logic buffers Top The MAX6960 EV system (5-pin SOT23) U5U9, U13 6 mark MAX6960EVKIT Fairchild Semiconductor 7Z26 NC7SZ126M5X CMODUSB serial interface board (USB cable included) 4MHz silicon oscillator Top (3-pin SC70) mark U10 1 Power supply: +5V at 2.5A per MAX6960 EV kit Maxim MAX7375AXR405-T AOR A user-supplied Windows 98SE/2000/XP PC with USB 8-channel multiplexer U11 1 (16-pin TSSOP) Proceedure Maxim MAX4617EUE Do not turn on the power until all connections are made. 3A step-down switching regulator U12 1 (16-pin QSOP) 1) Verify jumper J1 on the CMODUSB board is con- Maxim MAX1831EEE nected to pins 2-3. This process sets the logic sup- 16 Shunts ply to 3.3V. 1 MAX6960EVKIT blank PC board 2) Verify the following MAX6960 EV kit jumpers are in the default positions: 1 MAX6960EVKIT SW CD-ROM JU1: (2-3) JU10: (2-3) Component Suppliers JU2: (2-3) JU11: (2-3) JU3: (1-2) JU12: (Open) SUPPLIER PHONE WEBSITE JU4: (2-3) JU13: (1-2) Lumex, Inc. 800-278-5666 www.lumex.com JU5: (2-3) JU14: (1 only) Panasonic 714-373-7366 www.panasonic.com JU6: (1-2) JU15: (1-2) Sumida USA 847-545-6700 www.sumida.com JU7: (2-3) JU16: (1-2) TDK 847-803-6100 www.component.tdk.com JU8: (2-3) JU15: (1 only) Note: Indicate you are using the MAX6960 when contacting these component suppliers. JU9: (1-2) 2 Evaluate: MAX6960